Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday defended the government's policy performance under his watch, saying the planet was not "blindly" buying the Indian narrative thanks to Islamabad's successful efforts to counter negative perceptions.
Addressing an occasion tiled 'Vision FO' in Islamabad, he said a Strategic Communications Division was found out at the ministry to hold out narrative building to fight the "global battle of perception".
Citing an example to spotlight the importance of building a narrative, he said India had "cleverly and cunningly" given Kashmiris' efforts for his or her right to self-determination the color of terrorism. As a results of this narrative, he said, innocent Kashmiris were being accused of terrorism albeit they were being oppressed, as was Pakistan.
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"Unless we counter this narrative, our international image can't be corrected. And you saw that through narrative building, Pakistan achieved success," he noted.
Qureshi said Pakistan had been ready to convince the planet that it had lost 70,000 lives to terrorism and thus it didn't merit being accused of sponsoring terrorism.
"Today the international press isn't buying the Indian narrative blindly. They question [instead]," he said, adding that this "doubt" was created thanks to Pakistan's counter-narrative.
The minister also said Pakistan was previously perceived because the "problem" for each roadblock in Afghanistan.
"Now, through successive narrative building, Pakistan is being viewed because the solution, not the matter . that is the qualitative change that has happen ."
He said the planet today was "recognising Pakistan's role" within the Afghan social process and observed that although Afghan peacemaker Abdullah Abdullah was "never very soft" on Pakistan within the past, his tone during his recent visit to Islamabad was also "very different".
"The United States' narrative [regarding Pakistan], a minimum of on Afghanistan, is additionally very different today," he added.
Qureshi said the FO had reached the conclusion that if it were to deal with the 21st-century diplomatic challenges, its "toolkit" would wish to be updated, and for this measures were being taken to enhance communications, coordination with various departments and specialisation at the foreign ministry.
He said so as for Pakistan to successfully fight international arbitration cases, the FO's legal division was being strengthened through recruitment on vacant posts and efforts were being made to extend its interaction with the law ministry.
A Kashmir cell that works continuously has also been established at the FO and it receives the input of other institutions also . The cell works to "counter the Indian propaganda" that New Delhi's August 5, 2019, move to revoke Indian-occupied Kashmir's semi-autonomous status was aimed toward bringing prosperity to the region's residents, consistent with the secretary of state .
"The international press is now more critical [of India] ... thanks to the narrative built by Pakistan," he said.
Qureshi further said a 24/7 Crisis Management Centre was found out at the FO, describing it as a "permanent feature" where deputed and designated officers affect unforeseen situations.
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